City target Dzeko on Juventus radar

(GSM) – Juventus director general Beppe Marotta has confirmed that they are interested in acquiring the services of Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko. Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has also expressed a wish to bring the Bosnia-Herzegovina international to the Premier League.

Dzeko, 24, has been linked with a host of big-name clubs in recent times and he has scored 62 league goals over the last two seasons to become one of the most in-demand strikers in Europe.

The Old Lady are understood to be in the market for a new striker as they hope to improve on a frustrating seventh-placed Serie A finish.

“Dzeko? It’s the dream that I’m working on,” Marotta told Tuttosport.

“He is one of the best strikers in the world and clearly he is an object of our desire.

“It’s true that we are negotiating and I have spoken to them (Wolfsburg) but they are asking for a lot and we are trying to follow the cheaper option.

“They like some of our players but we know that what you buy is not always better than what you sell.”

Dzeko, who grabbed 22 goals in the Bundesliga this season, is valued at around the €35m mark. He is under contract with Wolfsburg until June 2013.